NUS president Liam Burns said that although the government last month formally dropped its higher education bill, the union wanted to mobilise students against what it feared would be a back-door privatisation. "The debate around the reforms that David...

Last week Business Secretary Vince Cable and Universities Minister David Willetts endorsed Professor Les Ebdon to take over the post at OFFA (Office for Fair Access). On Wednesday representatives on the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee...

O'Donnell, who became a member of the House of Lords last month, was cabinet secretary and head of the UK's civil service until he retired in December. The emails reporting his concerns were raised just days before ministers approved the contract. ...

Shani will be responsible for the Hub’s strategy, dealing with executives in both countries, and putting forward the case for the UK-Israel tech partnership. He will also sit on the newly established UK-Israel Tech Council, chaired by UK Minister for...

I see a lot of pseudo-intellectual pondering that would leave you unarmed and unready to face voters when it came to the real questions of the day.” Exactly right!. What I find toe-curlingly embarrassing is how after trying to be a mini-David Miliband...

Last week Business Secretary Vince Cable and Universities Minister David Willetts endorsed Professor Ebdon to take over the post at Offa (Office for Fair Access). MPs on the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee yesterday voted against...